Anna Burcombe

I really enjoyed your lecture this evening! Thank you!

I had a magical few days in Cambridge, marking the end of a chapter. And having brunch with the absolute legend and a hero of mine @karenod.bsky.social made it even more so special. Thank you @westcotthousecam.bsky.social @angliaruskin.bsky.social

Registered and hoping/planning to go!

Hospital colleague said to me she doesn't feel equipped for the increasing psychological distress that patients are bringing. I know she's highly skilled & caring, but just so stretched & overwhelmed. The solution here isn’t more training, but some regular space to pause, reflect, & feel supported.

My fungus is fruiting!

Wow- I hear you. I felt this heavy in my chest.

It sounds so good!

I could be tempted by this- I need something! I'm very impressed by your tidy up (Global) 🌍😄

Last night I heard Arooj Aftab perform at Belfast Cathedral and she was enchanting. I'd 100% recommend if you can get to any of these.

Thank you so much! 🥰

Brilliant thread on public domain image resources.
You don't need uncanny valley AI slop!

See the light pour through: how art can free us from the exhaustion of smartphone addiction As tech giants hook us into endless scrolling, we are becoming less engaged, less creative, less connected, less human. Art reminds us to look outwards at the things that truly matter

Iris Murdoch "Most of the time we fail to see the big wide real world at all because we are blinded by obsession, anxiety, envy, resentment, fear. We make a small personal world in which we remain enclosed. Great art is liberating, it enables us to see and take pleasure in what is not ourselves."

Just signed up!

Wow!!! What a lovely surprise- so pretty

Headline that says mushrooms may talk to one another with up to 50 words

so they're mycoblogging

Interview with Dr Karen O’Donnell - Karen O’Donnell, 2025

I have 2 articles published in the latest issue of Feminist Theology. The first is an interview I did with one of the editors about my work in feminist and trauma theologies which you can read here: doi.org/10.1177/0966...

What a treat! I'm running there

From Silencing to Strength: Addressing Spiritual Abuse and Abuses of Power Free hybrid Ebor Lecture with drinks reception for in-person attendees hosted by Centre for Religion in Society at York Minster

Just signed up for this hybrid lecture from Lisa Oakley on spiritual abuse - looks really interesting.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-silen...

Something that always stays with me from training, 20yrs on is-

"if you leave someone feeling a bit more valued, a bit more heard, a bit more hopeful, if you uphold a person's dignity- then it's time well spent."

This is foundational. Even in the most complex situations, this simple guide applies.

I did my first qualitative interview today and I loved it!

I'm really looking forward to going to the panel discussion tomorrow afternoon on Art as Medicine. Looks like so many good things are happening here

Grey folded t shirt. Feminist Theology Network logo (brown circle with white letters) is central. Sat on top is a copy of 'When God Became White' by Grace Ji-Sun Kim.

Head to waist cropped photo of me wearing a grey feminist theology network t shirt, and a multicoloured chunky cardigan.

**Giveaway Alert** We have a sample of our brand new FTN t-shirt (only 3 currently in existence) and a copy of 'When God Became White'! Just like and follow. For an extra entry give us a re-post. Deadline 10th April 7pm GMT. Winner announced 12th April. (We can only post to a UK address though).

Theology matters: What is trauma theology? Karen O’Donnell explains the growing interest in the area

Check out my beginners guide to Trauma Theology in this week’s Church Times (and the brilliant companion piece by @jodolby.bsky.social on trauma-informed yoga!)

www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

Namibia swears in first female president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah tells BBC she understands pressure she faces as Africa's second directly elected female leader

In good news, today:

Namibia swears in first female president

Nandi-Ndaitwah is only the second African woman to be directly elected as president, after Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Chauvet cave bear, artist unknown. Circa 30,000 years ago.

I would like to clarify that art is not a luxury. Purchasing art is a luxury, yes, but art as an act of creation is not. I need you to hear me when I say, art is something anyone can do. Anyone. It is instinctual. Capitalism is new, but art is ancient, it's in our blood.

So much congratulations!! 👏🏻🥳

I have an old little caravan in the garden, my 'room of ones own' which I use for reading, writing, painting and just being. I finished the underlayer of this. Now it is time for a quick nap, feeling the heat of the sun and listening to the birds singing. #tinyjoys

Was it Arendt who said something like “the death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture on the verge of descending into barbarism”?